Indian Polity Mixed Quiz: Set 75

Part XX contains Article 368 alone, which lays down the power of Parliament to amend the Constitution and the procedure for doing so: a Bill introduced in either House, passed by a majority of the total membership of that House and by a two-thirds majority of the members present and…

In A. K. Gopalan vs. State of Madras (1950) the majority rejected 'due process of law' and read Article 21 narrowly, so the statement is wrong.

Article 61 lays down the procedure for impeaching the President for violation of the Constitution: the charge must be preferred by either House after at least fourteen days' notice signed by not less than one-fourth of the members of that House, and must be passed by not less than two-thirds…

Article 156 deals with the term of office of the Governor: clause (1) says that the Governor holds office during the pleasure of the President, clause (2) allows him to resign by writing addressed to the President, and clause (3) fixes his normal term at five years from the date…

Part XVII, Articles 343 to 351, deals with language: Article 343 makes Hindi in the Devanagari script the official language of the Union, Article 344 provides for an Official Language Commission and a Committee of Parliament, Articles 345 to 347 deal with the official languages of the States, Article 348…

Part II of the Constitution, Articles 5 to 11, deals with citizenship: Article 5 lays down who became a citizen at the commencement of the Constitution, Articles 6 and 7 settle the position of persons who migrated from and to Pakistan, Article 8 covers persons of Indian origin living abroad…

Under Article 67(b), the Vice-President may be removed by a resolution of the Rajya Sabha passed by a majority of all the then members of that House and agreed to by the Lok Sabha, and no such resolution may be moved unless at least fourteen days' notice has been given.

The 2023 delimitation in Assam used the 2001 Census figures, but it raised the number of Assembly seats reserved for Scheduled Tribes.

Part VIII, Articles 239 to 242, deals with the Union Territories: Article 239 provides that every Union Territory shall be administered by the President through an administrator, Article 239A allows Parliament to create a legislature for a Union Territory, Article 239AA makes special provision for the National Capital Territory of…

PIL in India relaxes the rule of locus standi, so statement 1 is wrong, while statements 2 and 3 are correct.

Article 124(4) provides that a judge of the Supreme Court may be removed by an order of the President only after an address by each House of Parliament, supported by a majority of the total membership of that House and by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the…

That Act was passed in 2002 but was never notified, so it never came into force; the RTI Act, 2005 replaced it with a stronger scheme that added time limits, penalties and independent Information Commissions, and Section 31 of the new Act repealed it.

Part IX-B was inserted by the Constitution (Ninety-seventh Amendment) Act, 2011, which came into force on 15 February 2012, and it gives constitutional status to co-operative societies.

Article 170 says the Legislative Assembly of each State shall consist of not more than 500 and not less than 60 members, chosen by direct election from territorial constituencies in the State.

Article 148(1) provides that the Comptroller and Auditor General shall be removed from office only in like manner and on the like grounds as a judge of the Supreme Court, which means an address by each House supported by the special majority of Article 124(4), on the ground of proved…

Article 3 deals only with territory that is already part of India.

Part XII, Articles 264 to 300A, deals with finance, property, contracts and suits, and Article 300A stands at its end.

Under Article 316 of the Constitution, a member of the Union Public Service Commission holds office for six years from the day he takes charge, or until he turns 65, whichever comes first.

Article 164(1A), inserted by the Ninety-first Amendment Act of 2003, provides that the total number of Ministers, including the Chief Minister, in the Council of Ministers of a State shall not exceed fifteen per cent of the total number of members of the Legislative Assembly, and that the number shall…

Article 94(b) provides that the Speaker may resign his office by writing under his hand addressed to the Deputy Speaker, and the Deputy Speaker resigns by writing addressed to the Speaker.